I’m a scientist, and it seems to me that if I’m going to write some fiction, it’s likely to be science fiction. Like duh …
And Now for Some Science Fiction …
This entry is part 1 of 14 in the series World Building.
Category: World Building
Ellendrí Chronicles Backgrounder Part I
This entry is part 2 of 14 in the series World Building. First in a series of graphic novel posts describing the background universe for my upcoming novels.
So … I’ve been doing lots of world building for my first novel. After getting it three-quarters written, I started having many questions that needed consistent answers, thus the exercise in creating a detailed background supported by a significant amount of research. Here’s my first installment of background information … written from Eldranth’s point of view.
Map of the Ll’Ellendrÿn
This entry is part 3 of 14 in the series World Building.
Here is the star map for the Ll’Ellendrÿn region in a bit more detail. This is a flattened, and somewhat figurative diagram, something like the old, artistic world maps for Earth (I didn’t put “Here there be dragons”, but that’s kind of the gist of things).
Ellendrí Chronicles Backgrounder Part II
This entry is part 4 of 14 in the series World Building. Second in a series of graphic novel posts describing the background universe for my upcoming novels.
Here’s my second installment of background information … written from Eldranth’s point of view. For those who missed the first graphic novel, please go back to this post.
Ellendrí Chronicles Backgrounder Part III
This entry is part 5 of 14 in the series World Building. Third in a series of graphic novel posts describing the background universe for my upcoming novels.
Here’s my third installment of background information … written from Eldranth’s point of view.
Continue reading “Ellendrí Chronicles Backgrounder Part III”
The Art of World Building
This entry is part 6 of 14 in the series World Building.
To world build or not – that is the question. Continue reading “The Art of World Building”
Ellendrïa—The Making of a Planet
This entry is part 7 of 14 in the series World Building.
Designing a solar system for Hauldrÿn (officially HIP 18433) was one of the first world building tasks that I set for myself. Hauldrÿn is the home sun for a number of the major characters in my novel, and having a good working knowledge of this system will assist in many of my descriptive scenes.
Ellendrí Chronicles Backgrounder Part IV
This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series World Building. Fourth in a series of graphic novel posts describing the background universe for my upcoming novels.
Here’s my fourth, and final, installment of background information on Hauldryn’s solar system … written from Eldranth’s point of view.
Gas Giants—Art from Chaos
This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series World Building.
Creating gas giants brings an interesting philosophical perspective to the act of making art.
Dïarven City
This entry is part 10 of 14 in the series World Building.
A work of imagination …